View Full Version : Greenpeace dumps dead whale at Japanese embassy in Berlin
kirei_na_me
Jan 20, 2006, 00:25
BERLIN (AFP) - A dead whale was lying in front of the Japanese embassy in Berlin, after Greenpeace brought it to the German capital in a protest against Japanese whale hunting for scientific research.
The whale was brought to Berlin by the environmental group after it was found beached near Wismar on Germany's Baltic coast on Saturday.
The 17-meter (55-feet) -long whale, which was between 10 and 20 years old, was lying in the snow under a banner stating: "Science does not need harpoons."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060119/sc_afp/germanyjapanenvironmentspecies_060119134759
RockLee
Jan 20, 2006, 04:46
Greenpeace has lost all respect from my account.
Mike Cash
Jan 20, 2006, 05:00
That's the second article I've seen saying Greenpeace "dumped" the whale in front of the Japanese embassy.
Look carefully at the photo. It would appear to still be lying on a flatbed trailer parked in front of the embassy. A 55 foot long 20 ton marine mammal isn't something a couple of guys could drive up and roll off the back of a truck; it takes cranes and a considerable amount of time....during which presumably the German police could show up and prevent the "dumping". Like the whale itself, the way the story is being presented to the world doesn't pass the smell test.
Why do media outlets feel a need to present deceptive stories and photos? We all know they have no bias or political agenda, after all.
RockLee
Jan 20, 2006, 05:09
That's the second article I've seen saying Greenpeace "dumped" the whale in front of the Japanese embassy.
Look carefully at the photo. It would appear to still be lying on a flatbed trailer parked in front of the embassy. A 55 foot long 20 ton marine mammal isn't something a couple of guys could drive up and roll off the back of a truck; it takes cranes and a considerable amount of time....during which presumably the German police could show up and prevent the "dumping". Like the whale itself, the way the story is being presented to the world doesn't pass the smell test.
Why do media outlets feel a need to present deceptive stories and photos? We all know they have no bias or political agenda, after all.It's what they do for a living.They need sensation Mike!Reality doesn't sell that well.
nice gaijin
Jan 20, 2006, 07:21
"Science does not need harpoons"...
What's the connection with science? Now I'm even more confused about what greenpeace stands for.
"Science does not need harpoons"...
What's the connection with science? Now I'm even more confused about what greenpeace stands for.
I agree, what in the world does a beached whale have to do with science? Even though I agreed with the general idea of the "whale dump" I think the way that GreenPeace went about their "protest" is just stupid. Dumping a whale on someone's doorstep isn't going to make them stop wanting to hunt whales.
Uncle Frank
Jan 20, 2006, 08:04
Enough to make a grown man "blubber" !
Frank
:blush:
Ooooh Suuuuuuuushi!!!!! (thanks Maciamo...)
Hiroyuki Nagashima
Jan 20, 2006, 09:39
Intention of Greenpeace cannot understand it.:clueless:
They call a whale mammals holding loud intelligence.
They leave the whale on a street?
Will not there be dignity for a creature?
A Japanese whaling supplier kills a whale.
However, they thank for a whale.
They do a memorial service of a whale.
http://www.n-suisan.jp/yumetobi/link/kujira/hirado/
http://www.simetani.com/map11.htm
http://www2.starcat.ne.jp/~delphyne/funerailles.htm
strongvoicesforward
Jan 20, 2006, 11:09
Good on Greenpeace!
Perhaps this will afford the Japanese scientists an opportunity to create strong air fresheners to keep the stink from rotting flesh bothering their diplomats inside the embassy. Let`s hope the temperature goes up.
nurizeko
Jan 22, 2006, 11:43
Voice, stop posting, go away...:souka:
What?, he annoys me, thats all... :okashii:
Lets dump Voice in with a few predatory whales, and see if they fancy conserving his ass.
Again, im all for protecting endangered species, i just hate eco-terrorist hippies.
strongvoicesforward
Jan 22, 2006, 14:49
Voice, stop posting, go away...:souka:
What?, he annoys me, thats all... :okashii:
Lets dump Voice in with a few predatory whales, and see if they fancy conserving his ass.
Again, im all for protecting endangered species, i just hate eco-terrorist hippies.
If I annoy you so much, then you can be assured it will be my pleasure to hang around more just for you.
nurizeko
Jan 24, 2006, 13:15
Thankyou for sharing your true intentions with the forum, be assured, if you are just indeed here to annoy, you wont be around long.
Bai Bai!:wave:
strongvoicesforward
Jan 24, 2006, 22:18
Thankyou for sharing your true intentions with the forum, be assured, if you are just indeed here to annoy, you wont be around long.
Bai Bai!:wave:
lol. Annoying you is just a bi-product. Keep reading my posts. ;-)
Mycernius
Jan 25, 2006, 03:35
Hate to have been a driver behind that truck, or in the truck.
What happened to the whale when the protest was done? Who got to clean it up? Who footed the bill?
bossel
Jan 25, 2006, 11:00
What happened to the whale when the protest was done? Who got to clean it up? Who footed the bill?
It was on its way to a museum when they stopped for a while in front of the Japanese embassy. I suppose, by now the whale has reached its destination.
Mike Cash
Jan 25, 2006, 21:15
Is no one else troubled by the deceitful manner in which the media presented the story?
Mike Cash
Jan 25, 2006, 21:16
What happened to the whale when the protest was done? Who got to clean it up? Who footed the bill?
Clean up consisted of putting the truck in gear, releasing the parking brakes, and driving away. The damned thing was never "dumped" at the embassy.
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